FSPA returns land to local tribe in act of reparation
In an historic first, the Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration returned land in Wisconsin to the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians. It is the first known return of Catholic-owned land to a Tribal Nation as an act of reparation and healing for colonization and residential boarding schools.
Sr. Julia Walsh, FSPA, was on staff at Marywood from 2016-2019 and wrote from and about the center, which resides on the land being transferred.
Read the press release, as well as find links to widespread coverage of the event, here.
On November 17, 2025, Sister Sue Ernster, Sister Eileen McKenzie and members of the Lac du Flambeau Tribe will join Land Justice Futures to discuss this historic land return. You can sign up for the Webinar here.
